Nu-secondary-alkyl tertiary amine compounds



United States Patent 3,398,197 N-SECONDARY-ALKYL TERTIARY AMINE COMPOUNDS Eugene J. Miller, Jr., Wheaten, and Ago Mais, La Grange Park, 11]., assignors, by mesne assignments, to Armour Industrial Chemical Company, a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Filed Feb. 23, 1965, Ser. No. 434,607 12 Claims. (Cl. 260-584) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Alkylated and alkoxylated tertiary amine compounds wherein one tertiary nitrogen atom has a secondary-alkyl group attached to it, useful as fuel additives, bactericides.

The N-secondary-alkyl tertiary amine compounds of this invention have special utility as fuel oil additives, synthetic lubricant additives, bactericides, ore flotation agents, catalysts in preparing polymer foams, and are excellent intermediates for further chemical reactions such as, for example, the formation of amine oxides and quaternary ammonium compounds.

Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide novel tertiary amine compounds which are useful in various chemical technologies.

More specifically, an object of this invention is to provide a novel class of N-secondary-alkyl tertiary amine compounds having surprisingly valuable physical and chemical properties for many chemical technologies.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel class of N-secondary-alkyl methylated tertiary amine compounds.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a novel class of N-secondary-alkyl ethoxylated tertiary amine compounds.

A further object of this invention is to provide a novel class of N-secondary-alkyl propoxylated tertiary amine compounds.

The novel tertiary amine compounds of this invention may be described by the formula:

C s( 2) x 2)y 1% wherein R is selected from the group consisting of CH '(CH 'CH O) H, and

-((l]HCH2O)mH wherein m is an integer and the sum of the values of m for the entire molecule being from 2 to 80; R is selected from the group consisting of R and N-secondary-alkyl tertiary amine compounds may be prepared by alkylating or alkoxylating secondary-alkyl 3,398,197 Patented Aug. 20, 1968 primary amines, amino substituted secondary-alkyl primary amines, and N-secondary-alkyl diamine compounds. Processes of alkylation and alkoxylation well known in the art are suitable for these reactions. The primary amine compounds suitable as reactants to produce the novel compounds of this invention are described in the co-pending US. patent application, Ser. No. 397,287, filed Sept. 17, 1964. Diamine compounds suitable as reactants to produce the novel compounds of this invention are disclosed in cb-pending U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 422,504, filed Dec. 31, 1964. Indeed, any of the secondary-alkyl amine compounds disclosed in these copending applications may be used as the amine reactant in the production of the novel tertiary amine compounds of this invention.

The novel tertiary amine compounds of this invention, as illustrated by the above formula, reflect the isomeric nature of the amine reactants used for their preparation. The amine reactants used to prepare the tertiary amine compounds of this invention may be derived from olefinic compounds, in which case the nitrogen atom attached to the secondary-alkyl group may be attached to different interior carbon atoms along a hydrocarbon chain. Isomeric mixtures of various secondary-alkyl amines may be used to form the novel N-secondary-alkyl tertiary amine compounds of this invention. Of particular importance as reactants in the preparation of compounds of this invention are secondary-alkyl amine compounds derived from alpha-olefins. Further, the secondary-alkyl amine reactants used to form the novel tertiary amine compounds of this invention may consist of a mixture of difierent hydrocarbon chain lengths, usually extending over a range from 2 to about 6 numerically consecutive chain lengths. The mixture of chain lengths is generally dependent upon the cut of mixed olefins from which the secondary-alkyl amines were derived, and is not critical in the formation of the compounds of this invention.

In a specific embodiment, a preferred subclass of tertiary amine compounds of this invention is prepared by methylating secondary-alkyl primary amines and N-secondary-alkyl diamines resulting in novel tertiary amine compounds having the formulae:

wherein at and y are integers having a sum from 1 to about 20; and

CH3 H CHa( 2) :0 z)y I CH3 Ofi; orra wherein x and y are positive integers having a sum from 2 to about 20. Methylated tertiary amine compounds having the above structures may be produced according to processes well known in the art. For example, the process disclosed in US. Patent 3,136,819 may be followed using the reactants described above.

In another specific embodiment, a preferred subclass of tertiary amine compounds of this invention is prepared by adding ethylene oxide to the amino groups of secondary-alkyl primary amines and N-secondary-alkyl diamines resulting in novel tertiary amine compounds represented by the formulae:

H CH3(CH2) KC (CH-.Oy a H2 20)nH wherein x and y are integers having a sum from 1 to about 20; and

CH3(CH2) 15556132) yN (CHzCHzOL-H N(CH2CH20),.H

( mommmn group is substituted for each (CH CI-I group appearing in the formulae shown.

Alkoxylated tertiary amine compounds, and particularly ethylene oxide and propylene oxide amine adducts, having the above structures may be produced according to processes well known in the art. For example, the process shown in US. Patent 2,759,021 may be followed using the reactants described above.

Among radicals comprising secondary-alkyl groups in the above formulae of three specific embodiments are sec-butyl, sec-pentyl, sec-hexyl, sec-heptyl, sec-octyl, secnonyl, sec-decyl, sec-undecyl, sec-dodecyl, sec-tridecyl, sec-tetradecyl, sec-pentadecyl, sec-hexadecyl, sec-heptadecyl, sec-octadecyl, sec-nonadecyl, sec-eicosyl, sec-henciconsyl, sec-docosyl, and their terminally substitued nitrogen derivatives.

Specific embodiments of this invention may be illustrated by reference to the following examples:

EXAMPLE I A five liter Morton flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer, addition funnel, and reflux condenser was charged with 676.6 gms. (3.33 moles) G -C sec-alkyl primary amine, 338 gms. isopropanol and 338 gms. of water. Ten moles (522.8 gms.) formic acid (88% aqueous solution) was then added to the reaction flask over a 5-hour period, maintaining the temperature at 25 to 35 C. The temperature was raised to 65 to 70 C. and 542.8 gms. (6.66 moles) of 37% formaldehyde was added over a period of one hour. The reaction mixture was maintained atreflux temperature (89 C.) for about 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to about room temperature and the pH of the mixture was raised to 11 by the addition of 50% sodium hydroxide. n-Hexane was added as a solvent for the reaction product and the aqueous layer was removed. The organic phase was then washed with water until the washings were neutral, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and stripped in vacuo yielding 728.1 gms. (95.8% mass yield) of product, primarily yl In-C1 sec-alkylamine having the following analysis: 7

Neutralization equivalent (calculated 231) 239 Primary amine Trace Secondary amine "percent". 3.34 Tertiary amine do 96.4 Color (Gardner) 1 Melting point F 66 Cloud point F. below 36 Specific gravity (25 C.) 0.799

Solubility data Solvent: Solubility 1 Water Insoluble Acetone 10 Isopropyl alcohol 100 Ethyl alcohol 100 Ethylene glycol Insoluble Kerosene 100 Fuel oil 100 Mineral spirits 100 Mineral oil 100 Percentage based on a 1:1 ratio by weight of solvent to solute at 77 F.

EXAMPLE II Under the same conditions as Example I, C -C secalkyl primary amine was methylated with formic acidformaldehyde resulting in the product N,N-dimethyl C -C sec-alkylamine (88% mass yield) having the following properties:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated 162) 171 Primary and secondary amine "percent-.. 2.5

Tertiary amine clo 93.5

EXAMPLE III Under the same conditions as Example I, C C secalkyl primary amine was methylated with formic acidformaldehyde resulting in the product N,N-dirnethyl C C sec-alkylamine (88% mass yield) having the following properties:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated 180)-- 188 Primary and secondary amine Trace Tertiary amine pe'rcentn EXAMPLE IV Under the same conditions as Example I, C C secalkyl primary amine was methylated with formic acidformaldehyde resulting in the product N,N-dimethyl C C sec-alkylamine (93% mass yield) having the following properties:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated 300) 313 Primary and secondary amine pe rcent v 2 Tertiary amine do 96 Color (Gardner) 1 Melting point F 31 Cloud point F 32 Specific gravity (25 C.) 0.812

Solubility data Solvent: Solubility 1 Water Insoluble Acetone Insoluble Isopropyl alcohol Ethyl alcohol 100 Ethylene glycol Insoluble Kerosene 100 Fuel oil 100 Mineral spirits 100 Mineral oil 100 sol uft grzsrtza ggbased on a 1: 1 ratio by weight of solvent to EXAMPLE v V A 500 ml. glass reactor was charged with 268 gms.

(0.2 mole) C C sec-alkylamine. The reactor was then,

flushed with nitrogen and 8 p.s.i.g. nitrogen pressure was retained after flushing. The amine was then heated to 95 C. and 22.0 gms. (0.5 mole) of ethylene oxide added gradually with stirring over a period of two hours. A sample taken at this time had a neutralization equivalent of 244 and a tertiary amine content of 98.0%. The reaction mixture was then cooled, and 1%, by weight, of sodium hydroxide was added. The temperature was again raised to 95-100 C. and 111.5 gms. ethylene oxide (2.53 moles) was added, in increments, to the reaction mixture over a 7-hour period while the reaction mixture was maintained at 95l00 C. The sodium hydroxide was removed by filtration and the reaction product was obtained as a light-yellow oil, condensation product of moles of ethylene Oxide with 1 mole of C -C sec-alkylamine showing the following properties upon analysis:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 15.0 moles ethylene oxide 794.5) 802 Tertiary amine percent 98 EXAMPLE VI A reactor was charged with 91.5 gms. (0.115 mole) of the condensation product of 15 moles of ethylene oxide with 1 mole of C -C sec-alkylamine, as produced in Example V. The reactor was flushed with nitrogen, heated to about 100 C. and 83.1 gms. (1.89 moles) of ethylene oxide added incrementally with stirring over a 5-hour period. The product was obtained as a soft, white solid having the following analysis:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 32 moles ethylene oxide 1542.5) 1525 Tertiary amine ..percent 98.5 Glycol o 11.9

EXAMPLE vn A one liter Magnedash autoclave was charged with 380.5 gms. (1.875 moles) of C C sec-alkylamine. The temperature was raised to 145 C. and 174.6 gms. (3.97 moles) ethylene oxide were added slowly over a period of 2 hours while maintaining the temperature at 145- 155 C. The reaction mixture was cooled and N,N-bis(2- hydroxyethyl) C -C sec-alkylamine was recovered as an amber oil in a 97.5% mass yield of product having the following properties upon analysis:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 2 moles of ethylene oxide 291) 289 Primary amine nil Secondary amine percent 1.36 Tertiary amine do 99.1 Color (Gardner) 9 Melting point F. 1 below 90 Cloud point F. below 36 Specific gravity C.) 0.9095

1 Samples do not crystallize at this temperature but they do become extremely viscous.

Solubility data 1 Percentage based on a 1 1 ratio by weight of solvent to solute at 77 F.

EXAMPLE v m 1 (I -C sec-alkylamine was ethoxylated with"5 moles of ethylene oxide under the same conditions as Example VII except that the ethylene oxide was added over a 17- hour period. The condensation product of 5 moles. of ethylene oxide with 1 mole of C C sec-alkylamine exhibited the following properties upon analysis:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated on the basis of 5 moles ethylene oxide 423) 422 Primary amine nil Secondary amine nil Tertiary amine percent 100 Glycol d0. 0.82 Color (Gardner) 18 Melting point F. below Cloud point F. bel ow 36 Specific gravity (25 C.) 0.957

' 1 Samples do not crystallize at this temperature but they do become extremely viscous,

Solubility data 1 Percentage based on a 1:1 ratio by weight of solvent to solute at 7 7 F.

EXAMPLE 1X Under the same conditions as Example VIII, C C sec-alkylamine was ethoxylated to yield the condensation product of 15 moles of ethylene oxide with 1 mole of C C sec-alkyl-amine having the following analysis:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated on the basis of 15 moles ethylene oxide 863) 858 Primary amine nil Secondary amine nil Tertiary amine percent Glycol 1 1.37 Color (Gardner) 7 Melting point F 60 Cloud point F-.. 56 Specific gravity (25 C.) 1.042

Solubility data Solvent: Solubility Water 100 Acetone 100 Isopropyl alcohol 100 Ethyl alcohol 100 Ethylene glycol a 100 Kerosene Insoluble Fuel oil Insoluble Mineral spirits Insoluble Mineral oil Insoluble Percentage based on a 1:1 ratio by weight of solvent to solute at 77 F.

' EXAMPLE X A 500 ml. glass reactor was charged with 150 gms. (0.58 mole) C C sec-alkylamine. The reactor was purged to remove oxygen and then heated to C. and 51 gms. (1.16 moles) of ethylene oxide was added slowly over an 8-hour period. The N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) C C sec-alkylamine showed the following properties upon analysis:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 2 moles ethylene oxide 385) 382 Primary amine nil Secondary amine nil Tertiary amine percent 99.0 Glycol do 1.39 Color (Gardner) Melting point F 50 Cloud point F 52 Specific gravity (25 C.) 0.897

Solubility data Percentage based on a. 1:1 ratio by Weight of solvent to solute at 77 F.

EXAMPLE XI A reactor was charged with 84.0 gms. (0.22 mole) of N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) C -C sec-alkylamine, the product of Example X, and 0.4 gms. of solid sodium hydroxide was added as a catalyst. The reaction mixture was heated to 140 C. and 29.1 gms. (0.66 mole) of ethylene oxide was added over a 3-hour period. The condensation product of 5 moles of ethylene oxide with 1 mole C C sec-alkylamine was cooled and upon analysis showed the following properties:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated on the basis of 5 moles ethylene oxide 517) 549 Primary amine nil Secondary amine nil Tertiary amine percent 94.5 Glycol do 0.893 Color (Gardner) 8 Melting point F 39 Cloud point F 42 Specific gravity C.) 0.944

Solubility data Solvent: Solubility Water below 2 Acetone 100 Isopropyl alcohol 100 Ethyl alcohol 100 Ethylene glycol Insoluble Kerosene 100 Fuel oil 100 Mineral spirits 100 Mineral oil 100 Percentage based on a 1:1 ratio by weight of solvent to solute at 77 F..

EXAMPLE XII Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 15 moles ethylene oxide 957) 966 Primary amine nil Secondary amine nil Tertiary amine percent 99 Glycol do 6.74

Color (Gardner) 10-11 Melting point F 82 Cloud point F k 76 Specific gravity (25 C.) 1.042

Solubility data Solvent: Solubility 1 Water 50 Acetone Isopropyl alcohol 100 Ethyl alcohol 100 Ethylene glycol 100 Kerosene Insoluble Fuel oil Insoluble Mineral spirits Insoluble Mineral oil Insoluble Percentage based on a 1: 1 ratio by Weight of solvent to solute at 77 F.

EXAMPLE XIII A reactor was charged with 39.6 gms. (0.2 mole) N- (a-aminopropynC -C sec-alkylamine. The reactor was flushed with nitrogen and then heated to C. Ethylene oxide 352.0 gms. (8.0 moles) was added, incrementally with stirring over a 32-hour period while maintaining the reactor at 120125 C. The condensation product of 40 moles ethylene oxide with 1 mole N-(a-aminopropyl) C-;C sec-alkylamine was obtained as a soft, oil-White solid having the following analysis:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 40 moles ethylene oxide 979) 981 Tertiary amine percent 99.1 Glycol do 3.2

EXAMPLE XIV A reactor was charged with 100 gms. (0.347 mole) N-(a-aminopropyl)C -C sec-alkylamine. The reactor was purged to remove oxygen and then heated to 150 C. 53.5 gms; (1.22 moles) ethylene oxide was added slowly over a 7-hour period While the reactor Was maintained at 150 C. The condensation product of 3 moles of ethylene oxide with 1 mole N-(oc-aminopropyl)C C sec-alkylamine showed the following properties upon analys1s:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 3 moles 442 ethylene oxide 420) Primary amine nil Secondary amine -..percent-- 1.5 Tertiary amine d0 98.5 Glycol do 1.75 Color (Gardner) 1 18 Melting point F 1 0 Cloud point F. below..- 36 Specific gravity (25 C.) 0.965

Material becomes extremely viscous without solidification.

Solubility data Solvent: Solubility 1 Water below 5 Acetone 100 Isopropyl alcohol 100 Ethyl alcohol 100 Ethylene glycol 100 Kerosene 100 Fuel oil 100 Mineral spirits 100 Mineral oil Insoluble 1 Percentage based on a 1:1 ratio by weight of solvent to solute at 77 F.

EXAMPLE XV Similar to Example XIV, N-(a-aminopr0pyl)C -C sec-alkylamine was reacted with 11 moles ethylene oxide at 120-140 C. for a period of 8 hours. The resulting condensation product of 11 moles of ethylene oxide .9 with 1 mole N-(m-aminopropyl)C C 1sec-alkylaniine showed the following properties upon analysis:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 11 moles 1 Material becomes extremely viscous without solidification.

Solubility data Solvent: Solubility 1 Water 1 1 100 Acetone 100 Isopropyl alcohol 100 Ethyl alcohol 100 Ethylene glycol below Kerosene Insoluble Fuel oil Insoluble Mineral spirits Insoluble Mineral oil Insoluble 1 Percentage based on a 1: 1 ratio by weight of solvent to EXAMPLE XVI In a manner similar to Example XIV, 531.5 gms. (1.45 moles) N-(a-aminopropyl)C C sec-alkylamine was reacted with 287 gms. (6.53 moles) ethylene oxide over a 12-hour period. The condensation product of 4.5 moles ethylene oxide with 1 mole N-(a-aminopropyl)C C sec-alkylamine showed the following properties upon analys1s: Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 4.5 mole ethylene oxide 281) 287 Primary amine nil Secondary amine percent- 3.55 Tertiary amine do 96.5 Glycol do 9.61 Color (Gardner) 15 Melting point F 41 Cloud point F 46 Specific gravity C.) '0.944

Solubility data Solvent: Solubility 1 Water Below 2 Acetone 100 Isopropyl alcohol 100 Ethyl alcohol 100 Ethylene glycol 100 Kerosene v 100 Fuel oil 100 Mineral spirits 100 Mineral oil 100 Percentage based on a 1 solute at 77 F.

EXAMPLE XVII :1 ratio by weight of solvent to Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 12.5

moles ethylene oxide 463) 473 Primary amine Nil Secondary amine p ercer1t 3 Tertiary amine do 94.7 Glycol d0 1.95 Color (Gardner) 1; 8

10 Melting point F 46 Cloud point F 46 Specific gravity (25 C.) 1.023

Solubility data Solvent: Solubility 1 Water Acetone 100 Isopropyl alcohol 100 Ethyl alcohol 100 Ethylene glycol 100 Kerosene Insoluble Fuel oil Insoluble Mineral spirits Insoluble Mineral oil Insoluble n Percentage based on a 1: 1 ratio by weight of solvent to solute at 77 F.

EXAMPLE XVIII A 300 m1. stainless steel autoclave was charged with 28.8 gms. (0.1 mole) of N-(a-aminopropyl)C C secalkylamine and then flushed with nitrogen. The temperature was raised to 125 C. and 34.4 grns. (0.59 mole) propylene oxide was added incrementally and with stirring, over a five and one-half hour period. After the initial induction period when the propylene oxide began to react, as indicated by a drop in pressure, the reaction temperature was raised to C. The condensation product of 6 moles propylene oxide with 1 mole N-(u-aminopropyl) C -C sec-alkylamine was obtained as a dark, viscous oil which showed the following properties upon analysis:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 6 moles propylene oxide 276) 283 Tertiary amine percent 99.4 Glycol do 2.7

EXAMPLE XIX A reactor was charged with 28.6 gms. (0.1 mole) 1- amino sec-octadecylamine derived from oleic acid. The reactor was purged with 8 p.s.i. N and then heated to 100 C. Ethylene oxide (88 gms., 2.0 moles) was added incrementally over a 12.5-hour period while maintaining the reactor at 120140 C. The reaction proceeded during the last 1 /2 hours in the presence of NaOH(1 wt. percent of total charge). The product was obtained as a dark oil. The condensation product of 20 moles of ethylene oxide vwith 1 mole l-amino sec-octadecylamine showed the fol lowing properties upon analysis:

Neutralization equivalent (calculated for 20 moles ethylene oxide 583) 587 Tertiary amine percent 99 Glycol do 7.85

EXAMPLE XX A one liter Morton flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer, addition funnel, and reflux condenser was charged with 50 gms. (0.174 mole) of l-arnino sec-octadecylamine, 25 gms. of isopropanol, and 25 gms. of water. Formic acid (87.5 gms., 2.09 moles, 88% aqueous solution) was then added to the reaction flask over a 3 /2 hour period, maintaining the temperature at 25-30 C. The temperature was raised to 6570 C. and 38.0 gms. (1.39 moles) of 37% formaldehyde was added over a period of one hour. The reaction mixture was maintained at reflux temperature (85 C.) for about 17 hours. The product was separated as in Example I to yield 53.0 gms. (91.3% mass yield) of N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl 1- amino sec-octadecylamine having the following analysis:

Neutralization equivalent (ealc. 201 Primary amine percent 4.2 Secondary amine do 7.1 Tertiary amine do 68.0

Other amino compounds are suitable reactants for preparing N-secondary-alkyl tertiary amine compounds of this invention. Illustrative amino compounds include those derived from cyclic p olefins such as cyclohexene, cyclooctene, etc.; polyunsaturated olefins such as 1,7-octadiene; and unsaturated acids such as lO-undecenoic acid, oleic acid, erucic acid, and ricinoleic acid.

The N-secondary-alkyl tertiary amines of this invention have surprisingly low melting points when compared to presently available tertiary amines having the nitrogen at a terminal position with respect to the long chain alkyl group. The following table is illustrative.

Table I Melting point Amine: F.

Cocodimethyl tertiary amine 4 Dodecyldimethyl tertiary amine N,N-dimethyl C -C sec-alkylamine 66 Hydrogenated tallow dimethyl tertiary amine 67 N,N-dimethyl C C sec-alkylamine 31 The lower melting points render the tertiary amines of this invention particularly useful as additive chemicals to utilize their cationic surface-active properties at extreme temperature conditions.

While in the foregoing specification, this invention has been described in relation to specific embodiments and many details have been set forth for purposes of illustration, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is susceptible to additional embodiments than those specifically disclosed herein, and that certain of the details set forth can be varied without departing from the basic principles and spirit of the invention.

We claim:

1. N-secondary-alkyl tertiary amine compounds represented by the formula and y are positive integers having a sum from 2 to about 47.

2. N-secondary-alkyl tertiary amine compounds represented by the formula wherein x and y are integers having a sum from .to about 20, and m and n are integers having a sum from 2 to about 50.

(CH2CHIO)mH (CHzCHaOhH wherein at and y are integers having a sum from 1 to about 20, and m, n and p are integers having a sum from 2 to about 50.

8. The compound of claim 7 wherein the sum of x and y is 12.

9. N-secondary-alkyl tertiary-amine compounds represented by the formula H :CHa )n C a( 1) 2) y N (CHgCHgOL-H (CHzCHgO) mH (CHgCHzO) H wherein x and y are positive integers having a sum from 2 to about 20, and m, n, p and r are integers having a sum from 2 to about 50.

10. N-secondary-alkyl tertiary amine compounds represented by the formula CH3(CH9) X (CHQ),CH3

V N- onomo) .11

(IBH:

cnomomr wherein x and y are integers having a sum from 1 to about 20, and m and n are integers having a sum from 2 to about 50.

11. N-secondary-alkyl tertiary amine compounds represented by the formula 0113mm) wm) .011, (011 01120) .111

N(CH:)3-N CH3 (cnommmn 01101110) DH wherein x and .y are integers having a sum from 1 to about 20, and m, n and p are integers having a sum from 2 to about 50. v t

12. N-secondary-alkyl tertiary .amine compounds represented by theformula wherein and y are. positive'intiegers having a sum from 2 toabout20, and in, n, p and r areintege rs having a sum 'e z b e o- (References on following page) 13 14 References Cited OTHER REFERENCES UNITED STATES PATENTS Mannich et a1., Berich te, vol. 68, pp. 273 to (1935). Lukes et a1., Collection Des Travaux Chlmlques De 2/1941 Klavehn et a1 260-583 Tchecoslovoguie, v01. 19, pp. 930 to 933, 939 and 940 3/1960 Charret 260-584 5 (1954), 62 a a 60 4 Icke et aL, Organic Synthesis, Collective vol. III, pp. 3/1963 Schmid et a1 260-584 723 and 724 (1955). 8/ 1966 Wakeman et a1 260583 Cope et al., Journal of the American Chemical Society,

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10 CHARLES B. PARKER, Primary Examiner.

France- R. L. RAYMOND, Assistant Examiner. 

